The Late Hero

What happens when a man falls in love with a ghost that has been dead 100 years. Every night she relives her brutal murder. Can Jake Carlson stop the cycle and still win the dead woman he has fallen in love with? More

Jake Carlson has inherited an old hotel that has sat empty for nearly 100 years. The place is reputed to be haunted and the local people won't go near it. He decides to fix the place up. It isn't long and he meets Kate O'Brien, a woman who has been dead for 100 years. She mistakes Jake as her fiance, Jake's great, great, grandfather, also named Jake.

While doing some research on the old hotel, Jake discovers that Kate was brutally murdered and worse, she is reliving it every night! Now in an effort that takes Jake to the brink of death itself, Jake tries to end the cycle and save Kate from her nightly terror.

This is a story you'll not soon forget, expertly penned and woven together by author Mikel B. Classen.

I’m an Author, Journalist, Columnist, Photographer, Editor and Publisher and have been writing for most of my life. For several years I published a magazine about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I live in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. (Take a look at my website: htttp://www.mikelclassen.com ) I've been a journalist and magazine writer for 30 years. Now, while I'm a journalist at heart and still produce work, I'm focusing more on writing fiction. I'm also working very hard on new fiction projects and my writing is always ongoing and full time. Two of my stories, "Senn's Vampire" and "Ulith Elder" were published in the "Vicious Bites" vampire story anthology. Two others, "House of Seances" and "The Late Hero" appear in the "Vicious Spirits" anthology. My short story "M'Ganga's Curse." was published in the "Vicious Dead" zombie story anthology and is going to appear in Panic Press' anthology "DEADication." I won First Place in the 2010 ViNoWriMo (similar to the NaNoWriMo only more intense) competition with my entry "Children of Destruction." (Diligently working on rewrites) As a result it will be published later this year.

I have founded a publishing concern called Netbound Publishing, originally to self-publish, but now it is becoming quite a bit more than that. It can be found at http://netboundpublishing.com.

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Reviews

Review by:
Jeremiah Coe
on April 20, 2011 :
This story could not have been written any better, it is a real page turner. If you're thinking about buying The Late Hero, stop thinking and just buy it. This story is well worth the money.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by:
Bonnie Smith
on March 25, 2011 :
This is a story that pulled me in and kept me interested. Very good read. Will look for more from this author!
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Review by:
Blaze McRob
on March 18, 2011 :
Great story, Mikel! I didn't see the ending coming until I was almost through reading it. Usually, I'm pretty sharp with that kind of thing. You got me! I'm glad. I'll spread the word about your talents as a story teller.
(reviewed the day of purchase)